Changing the World for Girls – podcast

  Having worked in Tanzania and discovered threats to teachers who tried to ensure achievement for girls at the primary leaving exam, the UNICEF podcast below is dealing with a very real problem. For poor parents the thought of losing some cows as dowry if the girl child moves on to secondary school is aContinue reading “Changing the World for Girls – podcast”

EiE Training Module on Links Between Education and Other Sectors

From the recent INEE newsletter: EiE Training Module on Links Between Education and Other Sectors INEE   The INEE-Education Cluster Training Package contains a module onLinks Between Education and Other Sectors, which combines training materials from the INEE Minimum Standards, IIEP and the Front Line Responders training packages. The materials include 17 modules with PowerPointContinue reading “EiE Training Module on Links Between Education and Other Sectors”

Universal Children’s Day – 2013

November 20 is Universal Children’s Day. It’s also the 24th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. As the most vulnerable age group, children have special global rights and protections, such as the right to live with their parents and protections against harmful or exploitative work. These and many others are recognized byContinue reading “Universal Children’s Day – 2013”

Podcast: Let us learn, everywhere!

Podcast: Let us learn, everywhere- towards equality in education UNICEF In this episode of Beyond School Books, UNICEF podcast moderator Alex Goldmark spoke with two donors behind Let Us Learn, Susan Cummings-Findel and Stefan Findel. Let Us Learn, an innovative initiative launched by UNICEF and private donors, is addressing inequalities in education by trying to reachContinue reading “Podcast: Let us learn, everywhere!”